Chair Lee on NYC Reads and Solves funding levels

I want to ask about New York City Reads and Solves.

The plan includes $17.3 million in fiscal 27 and the out years for Reads and Solves curricula.

Next school year, New York City Reads will expand to additional middle schools, and New York City Solves will expand to elementary schools for the first time.

What's the current total funding levels for New York City Reads and Solves?

I mean, I'll jump in, but I would like your confirmation.

So would I.

All right.

We have a baseline budget for $53 million for reads and solves and an additional $17.3 million to support expansion.

Good?

Yes, correct.

Yes, you got it.

Winning.

Good.

This is self-assessments.

This is great.

It's our understanding that both New York City Reads and New York City Solves have been self-funded and do not have a dedicated budget line.

Can you confirm this?

Yes.

Prior to us getting the dedicated funding for the expansion, we have been self-funding.

It was mentioned before about screen time and AI.

I do want to note that the AI hearing will be on June 24th.

So everyone mark your calendars.

Chair Lee is very excited.

She's whatever this is, she's doing.

And I reference, because New York City solves, I will just note as a personal privilege, that I don't think most elementary school kids need calculators.

So do away with those calculators for those kids.

Let them use pen and paper, or pencil and paper, rather, for math.

Thank you.

What?

Math is our friend, Chair.